diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 58c5cddf363d9150ccd835ec17eb416d140683ac..dbddcc2d2c97c4c175169741922f4d10e82b403c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4525,11 +4525,6 @@ int kvm_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 tss_selector, int reason)
 		kvm_set_rflags(vcpu, eflags & ~X86_EFLAGS_NT);
 	}
 
-	/* set back link to prev task only if NT bit is set in eflags
-	   note that old_tss_sel is not used afetr this point */
-	if (reason != TASK_SWITCH_CALL && reason != TASK_SWITCH_GATE)
-		old_tss_sel = 0xffff;
-
 	/* set back link to prev task only if NT bit is set in eflags
 	   note that old_tss_sel is not used afetr this point */
 	if (reason != TASK_SWITCH_CALL && reason != TASK_SWITCH_GATE)